Going wild for Mickey! Spring Break PTR. March 2012.

mrssmith06

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:wave2: Hello and Thanks for joining me on this journey of planning our 2nd trip to Walt Disney World! I am so excited to return! And for those who have followed along with my previous PTR & TR (which I just finished!), Welcome back! Here we go again!!! Let's start with some introductions, shall we? :goodvibes

THE CAST:
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I'm Melissa, I will be turning 29 in 3 weeks, and I work Part time as a Realtor. I'm a wife to 1, a mommy to 3, and I love all things Disney! My DH is 32 and works for the phone company... and is probably sick of all of my Disney talk! :lmao: We have been together for 8 years, married for just over 5 years. Neither of us had the privilage of going to Disney as kids (or adults, until this year!) and we were determined to take our own one day. SO thankful that we finally made it happen!!!
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Our oldest is my DSS... turning 13 in a couple of weeks and is going into 7th grade. He was not able to go with us on our 1st trip so we are looking forward to taking him this time. It's a big part of the reason we are going back so soon! He is a lover of all things electronic. Yep, a video gamer no doubt! I think he will really enjoy the rides at WDW! :thumbsup2
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Our beautiful DD is 7, soon to be 8 in September...2nd grader/princess! Favorite movie: Tangled. Favorite Character: Rapunzel! (and we missed out on the Tangled M&G on our 1st trip so it's a must do this time!) Her favorite ride so far is the Mad Party tea cups! Least favorite: Either ToT or It's a small world. (cried on ToT but was extremely annoyed with Its a small world, LOL! ;) )
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Our sweet DS...our baby, just turned 4 in May! He will be attending preschool 3 days a week this year and is such a smart and lovable kid! Favorite Movie: Toy Story! (all of them!) Favorite Character: Buzz Lightyear. Favorite ride so far: it's a tie between TSM and Winnie the Pooh! Least favorite: ToT! (even though he claimed it was "cool" and begged to ride, he was completely terrified! :laughing: )
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I fell in love with Disney World as soon as we arrived...as most do I guess! :lovestruc I wish we could go all of the time, because I would! If only it didn't cost so darn much... that's DH's only issue with going, but I say it's worth every penny! The kids became instant Disney lovers as well, it's all we talk about now. Oh and the kids do not know we are going back yet... it was a day-before-we-left surprise on our last trip and that went great! This time, I'm not sure what to do, so we'll have to talk more about that later!!! :)
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Well, that's the WHO and the WHY... Stay tuned to find out the WHERE and WHEN and all of those other wonderful details!!! :cool2:
 
Hey my boyfriend and i are going in march as well cant wait to see what you have planned and your kids are sooo cute:goodvibes i have my own ptr but im new to the disboards and dont know how to link it into my posts its under Billy's First Visit if you wanna read and comment on it
 

Hey my boyfriend and i are going in march as well cant wait to see what you have planned and your kids are sooo cute:goodvibes i have my own ptr but im new to the disboards and dont know how to link it into my posts its under Billy's First Visit if you wanna read and comment on it

Welcome and Thanks! I'll go look for your PTR!!! :)

I'm in! Can't wait to see what you will plan for your 2nd trip!

Hey Anjalee, Welcome back! Thanks for joining in again. :hug:
 
Yay you started a new PTR!!! Can't wait to hear all your new plans!

I love all the graphics and the pictures as well as the way you have put them together :thumbsup2

Lol your the same age as me but 5 months younger! Am glad DSS is getting to go on this trip and that you all will get to create some new memories :goodvibes
 
Yay you started a new PTR!!! Can't wait to hear all your new plans!

I love all the graphics and the pictures as well as the way you have put them together :thumbsup2

Lol your the same age as me but 5 months younger! Am glad DSS is getting to go on this trip and that you all will get to create some new memories :goodvibes

Thanks!!! Glad to see you here!!!! :flower3:
 
I am in!!!! I absolutely love all your fancy art on your Intro and TOC pages! You've come a long way baby! :rotfl2: I knew you way back when. :lmao:
I have learned some from my first PTR and TR, but I don't think I have learned as much as you have.
Cannot wait to read more!!!! So glad your step son will be able to go on this trip!
 
I am in!!!! I absolutely love all your fancy art on your Intro and TOC pages! You've come a long way baby! :rotfl2: I knew you way back when. :lmao:
I have learned some from my first PTR and TR, but I don't think I have learned as much as you have.
Cannot wait to read more!!!! So glad your step son will be able to go on this trip!

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Thanks for joining in again!!!

I'm here!

Happy to see you here!! :hug:
 
So, when are we going? Well, SPRING BREAK week of course! (I'm sure you figured that out by the title already, right? LOL!) ;) DD's school spring break has normally been mid April but they changed it up and made it for the last week of March this year which is great since that's when DSS's school break is (different schools in different counties)! I had heard rumors that DD's school was changing the spring break week and I kept my fingers crossed for a long time, hoping the kids breaks would fall together. I was so happy when the school calendar's came out and they were both set for the same week!!! :cool1: Yay!!! Now, DS goes to preschool and they have their own schedule and his break isn't until April but it's not a big deal for him to miss a few days, not like it is the big kids so it'll be ok for him. :)

Now, for the official dates........ (*THESE DATES HAVE NOW CHANGED BY A DAY, SEE NEXT UPDATE FOR DETAILS!!!)

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Arriving Saturday March 24th!
Departing Thursday March 29th!

So that is 6 days, 5 nights. Woohoo! (1 night more than our last trip...)

And if you haven't figured it out by my ticker yet...

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Yep, Port Orleans Riverside is our resort of choice!!! :goodvibes
Why? Because it seemed to be the best on site value for a family of 5!! And because it looks like a beautiful resort! My SIL stayed here a few months ago and they loved it. I considered several off site rental options that would have been cheaper and we would have had a lot more room, but I just couldn't bring myself to booking something off site... I really wanted to stay in a Disney resort. With that being said, I am praying for a discount to be released for March!!! :lmao: I'm not counting on it, but I would be very happy if I could get one!

We also decided to try the Dining Plan this time! We payed OOP for everything on our last trip. I went back and forth about whether to book the DDP or not and finally decided that I wanted to try it and when I did the math it really did look like it would save us some money. So, yay! :thumbsup2

 
I am loving the clipart/graphics you're adding to your PTR!

I was really wanting to stay at a Deluxe for our next family trip (which probably won't be until 2013)... but then I realized by the time we go, my DDs will be 10 and 12, meaning we'll be paying "adult" prices for all 4 of us! :eek: Ummmm, yeah... it doesn't look like we'll be in a Deluxe after all. Of the Mods, I really like the Port Orleans ones! I'll be looking forward to reading what you have to say about the resort.
 

Well, hello there! :) Thanks for reading along! I'll take some popcorn too popcorn::

I am loving the clipart/graphics you're adding to your PTR!

I was really wanting to stay at a Deluxe for our next family trip (which probably won't be until 2013)... but then I realized by the time we go, my DDs will be 10 and 12, meaning we'll be paying "adult" prices for all 4 of us! :eek: Ummmm, yeah... it doesn't look like we'll be in a Deluxe after all. Of the Mods, I really like the Port Orleans ones! I'll be looking forward to reading what you have to say about the resort.

Thanks!!! Yeah, I dream of a deluxe stay one day too!! I'm looking forward to trying out POR though. :cloud9:
 
Yay on everyone's Spring Break being on the same week and can't wait to hear what you think of your stay at POR! :cool1:
 
your pictures and collage look great!

i think the dining plan will be a good choice for you. its so nice to know what you are spening ahead of time and to have the freedom to order what you want from the menu without worrying over the cost :thumbsup2
 














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